Greater Cleveland's Top Dentists

The 2009 topDentists resource is your guide to more than 300 of the best dentists and specialists in Greater Cleveland.

METHODOLOGY

TopDentists LLC has more than 25 years of experience compiling peer-review referral guides in the legal, dental and medical fields. Using this experience, along with the input of dentists throughout the U.S., we have created a methodology that has been refined and improved over previous superlative guides. TopDentists lists dentists and specialists who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s dental professionals confidentially evaluate their professional peers. No payment is required to be selected, nor is payment accepted in exchange for selection.

The nomination pool for topDentists consists of all dentists and specialists that are current members of the American Dental Association and local dental societies. General dentists were asked to vote only on nominees that are listed as specialists (i.e., oral and maxillofacial surgery or orthodontics). Specialists are asked to vote only on nominees that are listed as general dentists. Voting practitioners are also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees and to provide additional nominations. Voting professionals are provided the following criteria for determining if a nominee should be listed: years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients and physical results. All votes and comments are solicited with a guarantee of confidentiality.

Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.

Of course, there are many fine dentists who are not included in this list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the United States. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we are confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and useful list of dentists available anywhere.

DISCLAIMER

This list is excerpted from the topDentists database, which includes listings for more than 300 dentists and specialists in the greater Cleveland metropolitan area.

TopDentists LLC has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. Copyright 2009 by topDentists LLC, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved.

This list or parts thereof must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists LLC. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.

This list is excerpted from the third edition of topDentists, a database which includes listings for more than 300 dentists and specialists in the Cleveland metropolitan area. The Cleveland-area list was based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers. The complete database is available at www.usatopdentists.com. For more information call (706) 364-0853; write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903; e-mail info@usatopdentists.com or visit www.usatopdentists.com.